I am 27 and I don't know what to do with my life. I want to do something fun that pays bills. Please give me advice. (job, careers)
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I would love my current job if not for the metrics. I can't do call center work anymore. I want to get up in the morning and look forward to my day. Not dread every second of my life. I never get time for fun things anymore and work is taking over my life. I want to do something that I enjoy doing while making some money to pay rent. I'd like to be a vet, but the nearest vet school is 4 hours away from me and a term costs $12,000. I'd love to be a groomer but education in my area costs $10,000 and the annual income doesn't seem high enough to be liveable. I don't mind going to school for programming or computer science but job security is uncertain. I've also considered being a freelance journalist but I have no idea where to start learning.
If you love your current job and the pay is OK, then get your metrics up. It sounds like they were good until recently. No matter what kind of job you have, you'll be subject to performance standards.
Having failed what sounds like freshman-level classes, you're not a good candidate for veterinary school or computer science or a career in programming. If you have no idea how to become a freelance journalist, you're not going to be able to do the research required of a journalist.
Seriously...look at your current situation as a challenge to be overcome, not a bad decision to give up on.
Problem is you need to be rich to finance a campaign that has any shot of going anywhere. You don't see someone who is a Walmart clerk suddenly running for senator.
A federal position in DC is all about the money, but medium to small size town politics are completely different. The funding is not that great.
There are many people that run for local office that aren't rich. Teachers, cops, clerks, accountants, etc. It seems that you never been in a rural state or smaller town. There are very few millionaires locally. There are often no millionaires in a small town. The local council members may work two jobs, with the govt job being only part time. Many of them make less than even the typical developer, in their 2nd job.
A federal position in DC is all about the money, but medium to small size town politics are completely different. The funding is not that great.
There are many people that run for local office that aren't rich. Teachers, cops, clerks, accountants, etc. It seems that you never been in a rural state or smaller town. There are very few millionaires locally. There are often no millionaires in a small town. The local council members may work two jobs, with the govt job being only part time. Many of them make less than even the typical developer, in their 2nd job.
The OP is having trouble deciding between being a vet or a groomer...I think politics is a bit of a stretch.
At some point in time we can all benefit from a bit of guidance. Acarrer counselor? What education do you have? Would you consider going back to school? Some kind of vocational training is usually easy to find. Try something on for size by volunteering, and you will find your niche eventually.
I would love my current job if not for the metrics. I can't do call center work anymore. I want to get up in the morning and look forward to my day. Not dread every second of my life. I never get time for fun things anymore and work is taking over my life. I want to do something that I enjoy doing while making some money to pay rent. I'd like to be a vet, but the nearest vet school is 4 hours away from me and a term costs $12,000. I'd love to be a groomer but education in my area costs $10,000 and the annual income doesn't seem high enough to be liveable. I don't mind going to school for programming or computer science but job security is uncertain. I've also considered being a freelance journalist but I have no idea where to start learning.
You should consider being a freelancer. Try starting off writing or doing something you excel in. If you have a flair for writing, you should try making really long list posts for websites like Listverse [I don't if they still accept submissions] but such websites pay you like 50-200$ for 1 article.
Build up your reputation slowly and join freelancing platforms. All you need is a computer.
A federal position in DC is all about the money, but medium to small size town politics are completely different. The funding is not that great.
There are many people that run for local office that aren't rich. Teachers, cops, clerks, accountants, etc. It seems that you never been in a rural state or smaller town. There are very few millionaires locally. There are often no millionaires in a small town. The local council members may work two jobs, with the govt job being only part time. Many of them make less than even the typical developer, in their 2nd job.
Excellent point. 2017 off year elections had winners - some in small towns, some in well-known cities - who were not heavily funded and did not run huge campaigns. It's a myth that a person must have access to wealth in order to run for office and win.
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